ALL meanings of pompeii
Pom·peii
P p - noun pompeii an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; much of the city has been excavated. 1
- noun pompeii an ancient city in Italy, southeast of Naples: buried by an eruption of Vesuvius (79 ad); excavation of the site, which is extremely well preserved, began in 1748 0
- noun pompeii ancient city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples: destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ( a.d. 79) 0